Avast! Internet Security 2014.9.0.2018 Download for PC
Avast! is an antivirus computer program available to Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux users, with a user interface available in 41 languages. The name Avast originally came from "Anti-virus – Advanced Set", a program worked on by the company's founders. Its developer, AVAST Software a.s. (formerly known as ALWIL Software a.s.), has headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with offices in Linz, Austria; Friedrichshafen, Germany; and Redwood City, California. The software has received a number of awards from Virus Bulletin for 100% detection of "in-the-wild" viruses, and also won the Secure Computing Readers' Trust Award. The central scanning engine has been certified by ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs' Checkmark process. In June 2012, Avast! had 17.4% of the worldwide antivirus vendor market share. Antivirus kernel based on certified antivirus engine. Resident protection comprising individual modules or "shields", each of which can be individually configured or disabled Anti-spyware capabilities Anti-rootkit capabilities (Powered by GMER). Self-Protection — Prevents malware from terminating avast! processes and damaging avast! files. Automatic incremental updates — Updates of both the program and the virus database which is used to identify potential threats — Avast! updates its virus definitions on a regular basis (sometimes multiple updates daily) and this process is automated by default. Audible alarms — Vocal warnings and notices such as "Threat has been detected!" and "Virus database has been updated." and many more features.